Allison Schmitt

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“Being a part of the 2012 Olympics 400m medley relay team. I knew the three other girls already had their world records, and I wanted to join the club.”

2025 U.S. Nationals: Day Five Finals Live Recap

We have a bumper final session as the 2025 U.S. National Championships come to a close, with a trio of swim-offs to kick off tonight’s proceedings

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The Relay Breakdown: Women’s 4x200m Freestyle

The Women’s 4×200 free relay team has now been selected, but now the projections of what they will swim this summer begin. Here’s an idea of that.

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Erin Gemmell And Anna Peplowski Tie For 4th In 200 Free With Potential Swim-Off Required

There was a two-way tie for fourth in the 200 free, the final spot in Priority 1, with the potential for a swim-off to break a tie like we saw last year

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Sacramento: Day 2 Finals Live Recap

Michael Andrew is coming in as the third seed for tonight’s men’s 100 breaststroke final and he will be looking to win his only event of the evening.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Sacramento: Day 2 Prelims Live Recap

Michael Andrew is set to take on the 100 breast/100 fly double on Day 2 of the Pro Swim Series stop in Sacramento.

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2025 Pro Swim Series – Westmont: Day 3 Finals Live Recap

Summer McIntosh highlight’s tonight’s events at the Westmont Pro Swim Series, earning the top seed in the women’s 400 IM in prelims.

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Virginia Women Shatter NCAA Record in the 800 Free Relay, Now Hold All 5 NCAA Relay Marks

Gretchen Walsh led off Virginia’s 800 free relay with the second-fastest 200 free in history; from there the Cavaliers never looked back to the record line.

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Changes in Swimming Record History If Super Suits Never Existed: The Past 15 Years

If the super suits from 2008 and 2009 never existed, how different would the world record books have looked over the past 15 years?

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2024 Swammy Awards: Age Group Swimmer of the Year 17-18

Katie Grimes and Thomas Heilman take home the Swammy for 17-18 Age-Group Swimmer of the Year in an absolutely stacked category.

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arena Swim of the Week: Mary-Sophie Harvey Caps Standout Worlds With 1:51.49 200 Free

Harvey raced 15 times over six days at Short Course Worlds and saved the best for last, unloading a massive best time in the women’s 200 free final.

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Claire Weinstein Officially Ends the Era of America’s Weird “Suit Gap” Records.

When Claire Weinstein swam faster than Allison Schmitt’s best time in the women’s 200 free, she wrote one of the final chapters on one of the strangest eras in swimming history.

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Mary Sophie-Harvey Breaks Canadian & Western Hemisphere Record in 200 Free, #6 All-Time

Mary-Sophie Harvey has caught fire in the 200 free over the last year, culminating with a new Canadian Record on Sunday.

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Four-Time Olympian Allison Schmitt Announces Engagement to Gavin Walker

Schmitt and Walker shared the news on Instagram alongside a photo from the occasion.

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Texas Athletics surpasses $1 billion in fundraising

Texas Athletics’ new fundraising milestone comes during a pivotal time for Texas Athletics with conference changes and new NIL laws

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Two-Time Olympic Medalist Elizabeth Beisel Marries Fellow “Survivor” Competitor Jack Nichting

Two-time Olympic medalist Elizabeth Beisel married fiance Jack Nichting in a ceremony held in Newport, Rhode Island on Saturday.

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